Fresh From The Garden

If you’re a parent, you remember those early days when you took your baby for an outing. You packed a bag with diapers, bottles, extra clothes – anything you could possibly need. Well, you aren’t the first parent who ever planned ahead. God is. He knew that one day, we would need a savior. Long before Jesus was ever born, God had a plan to rescue us from our sin and restore us back into right relationship with Him.

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We all have a list of questions we’d like to ask God if we could bend His ear. Dr. Merritt reminds us that God is neither surprised not offended by our concerns. In this book, he wrestles with 10 of the most frequently asked questions about faith, life, and the world around us-questions that perhaps you’ve been hesitant to ask the only One who can answer them:

God, why do You allow innocent people to suffer?Are people of other faiths with You in heaven?Did you use evolution to create the universe?Is the Bible really Your Word? Do You really have a plan for my life?

The God who knows every heart and every thought has yet to meet a question that stumps Him. As you explore these questions, you’ll discover answers from the Bible that will both comfort your heart and challenge your mind.

About Touching Lives

Touching Lives is the international broadcast ministry of Dr. James Merritt, Senior Pastor of Cross Pointe Church, in Duluth, Georgia. Nearly 20 years after its founding, Touching Lives uses a wide array of technologies to share Dr. Merritt's messages with souls in all 50 states and 122 countries around the world, touching millions of lives with the hope and encouragement of Jesus Christ. Thousands have come to Christ as a result and the number continues to grow daily.

About Dr. James Merritt

Dr. James Merritt is the host of Touching Lives international broadcast ministries. He is also the founder and Senior Pastor of Cross Pointe Church in Duluth, Georgia. His greatest passion, and the call of his heart, is leading men, women, boys and girls around the world to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.

Saved at the age of nine and accepting God’s call to preach at twenty-one, Dr. Merritt earned an undergraduate degree from Stetson University and his Master of Divinity and Doctorate of Philosophy degrees from Southern Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.

He has pastored churches in Kentucky, Mississippi and Georgia and is also a popular speaker and the author of several books.

From 2000-2002, Dr. Merritt served as President of the Southern Baptist Convention, the world’s largest Protestant denomination, as well as serving in other key denominational positions.

He has also been featured on numerous television programs including Hannity and Colmes, Scarborough Country and 60 Minutes.

He and his wife, Teresa, have been married for over 34 years and have three sons – James Jr., Jonathan, and Joshua, one daughter-in-love, Natalie, and one spoiled grandson, Harper.

Best known for his uncompromising commitment to preaching the word of God, and a preaching style characterized by a clear, concise explanation of scripture with a down-to-earth delivery, Dr. Merritt is one of the most recognized and popular preachers/teachers of the 21st century.